397 results for “asphyxia”
57y · Female·Asphyxia - Inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
… R, a 57-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and depression, died from asphyxia by inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas. On 31 March 2024, family unable to contact her requested a poli…
25y · Female·inhalation of petrol (hydrocarbon inhalation)
This is a complex coroner's inquest into three Aboriginal deaths from petrol inhalation on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. Kunmanara Hunt, age 25, died on 27 January 2001 after inhaling petrol fumes while lying face-dow…
3y · Male·Entrapment in an airtight environment (washing machine drum) resulting in suffoc…
Sean Murphy, aged 3 years 6 months, died on 20 September 2010 after becoming trapped in an airtight LG front-loading washing machine at his home in Hilton, Western Australia. He died from suffocation due to entrapment in…
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Dean Smith, a full-term neonate, was born severely asphyxiated after an induced labour managed at Central Gippsland Health Service. He died from hypoxic-ischaemic en…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (brain damage) sustained during and just after …
A newborn died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a home birth without medical assistance. The mother had significant risk factors: hepatitis C, anaemia, and transverse fetal lie confirmed at 38+ weeks gesta…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
Baby J, a healthy 23-week-old infant, died from Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) associated with co-sleeping. He was found unresponsive while sleeping chest-to-chest with his father on makeshift bedding wi…
34y · Male·Asphyxia consistent with plastic bag asphyxia
A 34-year-old male in pre-trial custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre died by asphyxiation using a plastic bag on 3 September 2008. He had a psychiatric history with prior suicide attempts and…
52y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage due to mechanical asphyxia and neck compression f…
Christopher Wagg, a 52-year-old diesel fitter, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage caused by crush injuries when trapped between an elevated work platform (EWP) basket and overhead structural beam on 3 August 2009. …
95y · Female·asphyxia due to glottic obstruction by food
A 95-year-old female with advanced dementia died from asphyxia caused by food impaction in the glottis. She was prescribed a soft diet (soft vegetables, vitamised meat)…
18y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
An 18-year-old man with a long history of mental health difficulties including depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder died by hanging. He had made previous suicide threats and had been admitted to psychiatric ca…
31y · Male·extensive global cerebral hypoxia following prolonged asphyxia following attempt…
Ian Glen Bransby, a 31-year-old remandee with a history of substance abuse and depression, died from asphyxia following attempted hanging at Calvary Hospital on 14 February 1998. He had been remanded at Belconnen Re…
0y · Male·undetermined; possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia; methylamphetamine expo…
…etermined at autopsy, though heavy, congested internal organs suggested possible drug effect, hypoxia, or asphyxia. Methylamphetamine was detected in breast milk and was considered a contributing factor. The infant had p…
39y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia following violent exertion necessitating physical restraint i…
…officer availability, expanding mental health co-response team hours, and emphasising risks of positional asphyxia and excited delirium in police training.
23y · Male·Acute cardiac arrhythmia in 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) intoxicat…
Tristan Naudi, 23, died from acute cardiac arrhythmia during MDMA intoxication while being restrained prone at hospital. Police appropriately placed him in a police vehicle after finding him violently agitated at home. A…
21y · Male·asphyxia from inhalation of helium
21-year-old Devlin Duffy died from asphyxia due to helium inhalation. He had connective tissue disease causing chronic pain and disability. In May 20…
32y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
David Mathew Smith, 32, died by plastic bag asphyxia on 25 November 2007. He had schizophrenia, chronic motor tic disorder, sexual paraphilia, and a history o…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of meconium aspiration syndrome and chorioam…
A full-term neonate born after induction of labour died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to meconium aspiration syndrome and chorioamnionitis. The baby presented in poor condition at delivery with thick meconium prese…
42y · Male·Asphyxia due to traumatic compression of the chest and airway caused by roof col…
…a rollover of a prime mover and fish tanker on Esperance Coast Road, Tasmania on 13 July 2014. He died of asphyxia when trapped in the crushed cabin. The investigation found the primary cause was excessive speed through …
75y · Female·Mechanical asphyxia
A 75-year-old woman died from mechanical asphyxia when the car she was traveling in crashed into Merri Creek. Her daughter, Mary, was driving; Mary had unc…
50y · Male·Blunt force trauma to the head and aspiration of gastric content
A 50-year-old male was fatally assaulted while walking to work, suffering blunt force trauma to the head and aspiration of gastric content. Despite extensive investigation by Victoria Police's Homicide Squad, no offender…
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